Woodside Landscape Committee 2017 Update The Woodside Landscape Committee started Woodside’s first Ecological Restoration project in the fall of 2015 – the replanting of local native grasses and wildflowers on Village Hill. In the old days, our hillsides sported colorful Spring blooms of native wildflowers, not unlike Edgewood Park. In an attempt to recapture some of that natural beauty for Village Hill, Committee members sowed a variety of native wildflowers and grass seeds in October 2015. [...]

WOW raises funds for Woodside Village Church repairs On a sunny Saturday afternoon in June, the recently formed Friends of the Woodside Village Church kicked off an energetic new effort to raise much-needed funds for repairs and deferred maintenance of the Town's historic Village Church. With generous donations from nine local wineries, and nine restaurants and retailers, the Friends sponsored a wine-tasting and silent auction, raising in excess of $23,000. These funds will be used for safety-related [...]

August 19, 2015 When Spring and Sprite were installed on Village Hill in 2011, the sculptor, Veryl Goodnight said to wash them once a year. But that just wasn't enough for Woodside Landscape Committee members. "There was something about the elegance of these sculptures, just like beautifully groomed horses. We wanted to protect that lovely patina," says Peggie MacLeod, WLC Fund Advisor. So after gently washing, rinsing and drying Spring and Sprite, WLC members add [...]

Village Hill Ecological Restoration Project Update Several months ago, the Woodside Landscape Committee kicked off an important new ecological restoration project in Town with the replanting of a variety of local native grasses and wildflowers on Village Hill. Working with ecological restoration specialist and consultant Craig Dremann, the purpose of this project was to determine problems and results on a small scale before taking on a larger project in Town. Read the article in the Fall 2015 [...]

A centerpiece of the Town of Woodside Freshly painted, newly relocated and carefully restored to its original humble glory, the old Mathisen farmhouse has taken on its new role as a local history museum. Capt. Peter Hanson’s widow, Anna, married Peter Mathisen, a coachman for J.A. Hooper. According to legend, the house was completed the day before the 1906 earthquake. Mathisen’s son Arthur and Arthur’s wife, Dora, raised their five children—two sets of twin girls [...]

Beauty is in the eye of the photographer Many of the beautiful Woodside photos contained on our new website were taken by Foundation Board member Jim Milton. Here's what Jim has to say about picture taking and community involvement... "Woodside's natural beauty has inspired much of my photography over the years. In turn, photography has given me the opportunity to support many important local causes and groups. I first became involved with the community when [...]